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Pactum Sicardi is signed, a peace agreement between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples

Pactum Sicardi is signed, a peace agreement between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples

Pactum Sicardi is signed, a peace agreement between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples

Events Before

  1. Pope Gregory IV decrees All Saints Day a holy day of obligation for the Catholic religion

    Pope Gregory IV decrees All Saints Day a holy day of obligation for the Catholic religion

  2. Chinese Emperor Wenzong conspires with chancellor Li Xun and general Zheng Zhu to kill all the eunuchs, but the plot is

    Chinese Emperor Wenzong conspires with chancellor Li Xun and general Zheng Zhu to kill all the eunuchs, but the plot is foiled. Also known as the Sweet Dew Incident

Events After

  1. 15th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet

    15th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet

  2. Comet 1P/837 F1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0334 AU of Earth

    Comet 1P/837 F1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0334 AU of Earth

  3. Best view of Halley's Comet in 2,000 years

    Halley's Comet is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing every 72–80 years, though with the majority of recorded apparitions (25 of 30)...

  4. Battle at Fontenay: Louis & Charles beat their brother Lotharius I

    Battle at Fontenay: Louis & Charles beat their brother Lotharius I

  5. Charles II and Louis the German sign the Oaths of Strasbourg, a pact uniting their armies in the fight against their old

    Charles II and Louis the German sign the Oaths of Strasbourg, a pact uniting their armies in the fight against their older brother Lothar

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